Tag: Submitting

Wanderlei Silva Reacts to Chael Sonnen Submitting Mauricio Rua

Former Pride star Wanderlei Silva was probably more shocked than any of us when he saw arch nemesis Chael Sonnen submit his former Chute Boxe Academy training partner, Mauricio Rua, Saturday night.  A YouTube clip has surfaced showcasing The Axe Murderer’s reaction to Sonnen locking up a guillotine choke early in the fight, forcing Rua to […]

Former Pride star Wanderlei Silva was probably more shocked than any of us when he saw arch nemesis Chael Sonnen submit his former Chute Boxe Academy training partner, Mauricio Rua, Saturday night.  A YouTube clip has surfaced showcasing The Axe Murderer’s reaction to Sonnen locking up a guillotine choke early in the fight, forcing Rua to […]

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UFC History: The Unfortunate Gracie Legacy Of Never Submitting

There is a long history of not tapping to submissions in the first family of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and that legacy has extended into MMA.
Way back in 1951, Masahiko Kimura (pictured above) locked a reverse ude-garami on Helio Gracie and started to slowl…

There is a long history of not tapping to submissions in the first family of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and that legacy has extended into MMA.
Way back in 1951, Masahiko Kimura (pictured above) locked a reverse ude-garami on Helio Gracie and started to slowly twist. Rather than surrendering, Gracie let his shoulder become dislocated, and his […]

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UFC History: The Unfortunate Gracie Legacy Of Never Submitting